Blohm + Voss, Hamburg, Germany

Blohm & Voss is a shipbuilder based in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded in 1877 on the island of Kuhwerder, near Hamburg. The company has an extensive history in shipbuilding and engineering of other large equipment.After WWII it was almost completely destroyed but it has been rebuilt and nowadays Blohm + Voss build warships for the German navy as well as oil drilling equipment and commercial ships. Two of the most memorable ships to have left this yard is the SS Europa and the Bismarck.